S.S 10\10\23 Flashcards

(47 cards)

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Thick sheets of ice

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glaciars

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small community

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settlement

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3
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Extra food to support a large population

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surplus

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a society of people sharing a language, territory and economy

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civilization

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5
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a political unity that controls a city and the land around it

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city-state

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6
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raised roads made of packt earth

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causeways

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a cord or string with knots that stood for numbers or categories

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Quipus

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twide, flat steps of land jut out of the steep mountain sides

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Terraces

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9
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the study of things from the past

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archaeology

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10
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An item from the past

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artifact

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11
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The area in Russia where beringia was connected to

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siberia

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The body of water between the pacific and arctic ocean during the ice age

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Bering strait

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How archaeologists told how old smth was based on how much carbon it has

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carbon dating

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14
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system of gov’t where priests rule

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theocracy

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15
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mayan city located on the Yucatan peninsula

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chichen itza

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religious center of the incas discovered by hyrum bigum in 1911

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Machu pichu

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17
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One of the Mayan cities

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tikal

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18
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the capital city of the Aztec

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Tenochtitlan

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The capital cities of the incas

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A way of life

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Sun dried brick

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The homes made of adobi

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A group of people who share a culture, tradition, religon etc

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One piece of info going to another

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Ceremony in which the hosts shower the guests with gifts
potlach
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Family members and extended family
clan
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made the league of the Iroquois
Iroquois
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a canoe made with a light frame and an opening used by the inuit
kayak
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What the Iroquois call their leader
sachems
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Lived in the 4 corners, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and new mexico
anasazi
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Built the great serpant mound
hopewell
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Settled near the arctic ocean, hunted animals, were also called Eskimos
Inuit
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also known as the land bridge theory, connected Asia and Alaska
beringia
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A system of govt in which the ruler grants part of his land to lords, settles disputes and does little else
feudalism
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Included the lords castle and the land around it
manor
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a series of holy wars that only started to take back the holy land
Crusades
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A tool that helps sailors determine latitude at sea
astrolabe
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great trade route of aincent china
silk road
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A group of people who travel together
Caravan
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Began after the middle ages 1300-1600 means rebirth
renissance
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islam leader
muhamad
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leader of the mali empire, richest man alive
Manza munza
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A chinses explorer who made serveral trips with a fleet
zhang he
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a city in saudi arabia and birth place of muhamad
mecca
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moving from one place to another, holy voyage or hagh (hashe) as the muslims call it
pilgrimage
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Set up a school for sailors in sagres, portugal
Prince Henry
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Reinvented the printing press
gutenburg